Orlen and Port of Gdynia to assess LNG and bio-LNG bunkering potential

Polish refiner Orlen has partnered with the Port of Gdynia Authority to assess the potential for LNG and bio-LNG bunkering at the Polish port.

IMAGE: An aerial view of the Port of Gdynia, Poland. Port of Gdynia

The cooperation will examine market demand, the potential development of LNG and bio-LNG bunkering services, and the infrastructure, operational conditions and regulatory requirements needed to support them.

The parties will also assess the bunkering requirements of shipowners and port users, particularly operators of scheduled ferry, container and ro-ro services. The study will consider potential bunkering models and draw on solutions already implemented at other European ports.

Among the options under review will be ship-to-ship bunkering and its suitability for larger vessels, as well as the feasibility of bunkering vessels while they are alongside, including simultaneously with cargo-handling operations.

“The cooperation with the Port of Gdynia marks an important step in developing the LNG and bio-LNG market in the Tricity area and forms part of a wider transformation of ORLEN’s fuel portfolio through 2035,” Orlen’s vice president Robert Soszyński said.

The partnership follows Orlen’s commissioning in August of its Marine Transshipment Terminal at the Gdańsk refinery. The terminal began operations with the loading of marine gas oil (MGO) from the refinery and the delivery of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) for biofuel production.

By Tuhin Roy

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